Jahangirpuri violence: Delhi police arrest five people of same family

Delhi Police arrested five people and apprehended one minor of the same family in connection with the April 16 Delhi Jahangirpuri violenceA total of 23 people have been arrested and two juveniles apprehended so far in connection with the incident in which nine people including eight police personnel and a civilian were injuredDelhi Police have arrested people from both communities for the violence Among all the arrested the police have arrested all the men of a family belonging to one particular community The accused have been identified as Suken Sarkar his brother Suresh Sarkar Sukens two sons Neeraj and Suraj and Sukeens brotherinlaw Sujit Police have also detained Sukens minor sonAfter the arrest Sukens wife Durga Sarkar told ANI My husband brotherinlaw three sons and my brother have been arrested by the police They are all innocent They were on the chariot in the procession and stones were pelted at him A brick was thrown at my husband His brother suffered severe injuries to his head but despite this they saved the Hanuman idolDurga told that her husband came home and told her that people belonging to the other community first started arguing with them and they also were the ones to start stonepeltingMy husband ran away from that place to save his life He does a small job and my son is in Class 12 He has his board exams If he is not released his life would be ruined she addedDurga Sarkar further alleged a larger conspiracy She said Why is just my family members arrested There were others too This is a conspiracy I want my family members to be releasedArrested Sujits wife Meenu said My husband has been arrested by the police He was pulling the chariot in the Shobha Yatra He told that 56 people came from the mosque and asked them to stop the loudspeaker and stop chanting Jai Shri RamWhen the people in the procession refused hundreds of people from the other community came out with swords and attacked the procession My husband somehow ran to save his life added MeenuAccording to Meenu her husband did not participate in stonepelting Or he would only do it for selfdefence If someone comes to kill me should I not try to protect myself she addedMy husband knows all the people who actually started the riot But despite this the other community became heroes our people became villains We live in Hindustan and it is our right to chant Jai Shri RamClashes broke out between two groups after stonepelting incidents were reported from the Jahangirpuri area in the national capital on Saturday evening during a procession last Saturday Some people including two policemen have been injuredThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever